Super-Cheap Health Tests
A startup is making a blood test out of paper.
Stories Tagged "diagnostics"
Showing the Power of Molecular Self-Tracking
An unprecedented study shows how personalized medicine could help head off disease.
The Petri Dish Gets a Makeover
A nanopore membrane creates faster, surer cultures for everything from hospital diagnostics to water-quality checks.
Una Ryan
A biotech executive explains her innovative business model for funding diagnostic tests in poor countries.
More Do-It-Yourself Medical Tests
A startup thinks it can make at-home tests more useful to patients and doctors.
Making Genome Sequencing Part of Clinical Care
A new program takes the research out of genomics.
Spotting Alzheimer's Disease Early
An experimental tracer detects signs of the disorder in living patients.
Diabetes Risk, on a Scale of 1 to 10
A new test is transforming the way some doctors diagnose and treat their patients.
Multiplying DNA One Drop at a Time
RainDance Technologies says its method of amplifying DNA in drops of water will expand clinical genetic testing.
Plastic Antibodies Fight Toxins
Polymers that mimic the body's natural defenses could be a new class of inexpensive therapeutics.
